Malediction and Prayer

Malediction and Prayer
Live album by
Released8 May 1998 (1998-05-08)
RecordedNovember 1996 (1996-11)–June 1997 (1997-06)
Genre[avante-garde}
Length59:11
LabelMute/Asphodel
ProducerDiamanda Galás
Diamanda Galás chronology
Schrei x
(1996)
Malediction and Prayer
(1998)
Defixiones: Will and Testament
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork5.0/10[2]

Malediction and Prayer is a live performance album by avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás, released on 8 May 1998 by Asphodel and Mute Records.[3] It features recordings from her concert tour "Malediction and Prayer: Concert for the Damned" between 1996 and 1997.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Iron Lady"Phil Ochs4:43
2."The Thrill is Gone"Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins5:36
3."My World Is Empty Without You"Holland–Dozier–Holland4:27
4."Abel et Caïn"Charles Baudelaire adapted by D. Galás5:33
5."Death Letter"Son House4:41
6."Supplica a mia madre"Pier Paolo Pasolini adapted by D. Galás4:13
7."Insane Asylum"Willie Dixon7:12
8."Si la muerte"Miguel Huezo Mixco adapted by D. Galás5:22
9."25 Minutes to Go"Shel Silverstein4:35
10."Keigome Keigome"Nikos Gatsos, Stavros Xarchakos4:32
11."I'm Gonna Live the Life"Thomas A. Dorsey4:27
12."Gloomy Sunday"Carter, Jávor, Seress3:52

Personnel

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Production and additional personnel

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1998 Mute CD, CS STUMM 163
United States Asphodel CD, LP 0984

References

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  1. ^ Schwartzman, Lisa. "Malediction & Prayer". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ Richard-San, Mark (1998). "Diamanda Galás: Malediction and Prayer". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on December 20, 2001. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ Kenny, Glenn; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Diamanda Galás". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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